1. experience and possibilities
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Pskov Region:
experience and possibilities
Dmitriy Bystrov,
Vice Chairman,
State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade
18 April 2012, Malmö

2.
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Cross border region
Pskov Region is an exclusive subject of the Russian Federation which borders on three states
PSKOV
LENGTH OF BOUNDARIES:
with Belarus km
with Estonia ,4 km
with Latvia ,6 km
DISTANCE FROM PSKOV:
to Helsinki km
to Warsaw km
to Stockholm km
to Berlin km
to Moscow km
to Riga km
to Tallinn km
to Vilnius km
to Minsk km

3. Strategy for socio-economic development till 2020
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Strategy for socio-economic development till 2020
Pskov region is the «starting point» for penetration of foreign business into Russian market:
unique border location near both capitals: Moscow and Saint-Petersburg;
qualified and comparatively cheap labor force;
reserves of land and energy resources;
business-oriented administration

4. Strategy for socio-economic development till 2020
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Strategy for socio-economic development till 2020
Priorities of the region:
- tourism development
- transport and logistics
- agriculture
- SME support
- ecology solutions
- road networking
- energy efficiency
- health care
- education
- sport
- culture and heritage
- youth policy
- social sphere

5. Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
- INTERREG III B (6 projects)
- INTERREG III A (17 projects)
- CBSS (Euro Faculty-Pskov project)
- Northern Dimension
(NDEP: ЕBRD, «Pure water» project, Pskov)
- «Economic Development Support Programme in the Pskov region» MFA Denmark (priorities: tourism, food industry)

6. Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
INTERREG III B
Baltic Tangent (logistics)
Innovation Circle (education)
BEN (interregional cooperation)
HINTERLAND (spatial planning)
BEN-EAST (interregional cooperation)
East Wind (wind energy development)
Greenhouse (encouraging SME)
Partners:
Denmark
Norway
Germany
Finland
Sweden
Poland
Lithuania
Estonia
Latvia
Belarus

7. Priorities for cooperation
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Priorities for cooperation
Programmes and instruments for cooperation:
- CBC ENPI «Estonia-Latvia- Russia» Programme
- Northern dimension
(NDEP: ЕBRD, NEFCO)
- Nordic Council of Ministers

8. “Estonia – Latvia - Russia” - regional development tool
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
“Estonia – Latvia - Russia” - regional development tool
Basic criteria for the prioritized regional project:
- to be within the Regional Strategy for socio-economic development of the Pskov region till 2020 and within the priorities of the regional development programmes;
- to include infrastructural part;
- to establish logical partnership;
- to demonstrate prolonged effect

9. 1st call results geography
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
12 projects:
- transport – 1
- tourism and heritage – 3
- ecology – 3
- social sphere – 5
including
9 projects with infrastructure component:
- ecology – 2
- social sphere – 3
1st call results geography
Gdov
PSKOV
Pechory
Palkino
9 municipalities will receive benefits and will host projects
all EE and LV border related territory of the region involved in cooperation
Ostrov
Pytalovo
Krasnogorodsk
Sebezh

10. «Green growths»: start-ups in Pskov region
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
«Green growths»: start-ups in Pskov region
Running projects
Tourism
- “Tour de Latgale & Pskov”
Environment
- “Water Management Project of Peipsi, Pihkva, Lämmijärve, Saadjärve and Veskijärve Lakes”
- “Economically and Environmentally Sustainable Lake Peipsi area” (Large Scale Project)
- “Pure water”
Urban development
- “Tartu, Rezekne, Pskov: Green Management for Urban
Development & Planning in EE-LV-RU Border Capitals”
Education
- “Promoting nature education as efficient mean of awareness raising”

11. Nordic Council of Ministers
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Nordic Council of Ministers
Implemented projects
The Nordic-Russian Exchange Programme for Local Civil Servants
- Pskov Region participants:
The City of Pskov Municipality,
Krasnogorodsky District,
Pytalovo District Municipality
The Emerging Innovation in Northern Europe Programme
- Pskov Region partner:
Pskov State University
Coming up…
«NORDIC – RUSSIAN GREEN GROWTH ARENA»

12. Thank you for your attention!
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Thank you for your attention!
State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade